• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Health Breaking News

Latest health breaking news from around the world

  • Submit
  • Disclaimers
  • About
  • DMCA
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Show Search
Hide Search

You are here: Home / ‘Faulty battery’ blamed for Ipswich Hospital blackout

‘Faulty battery’ blamed for Ipswich Hospital blackout

· August 16, 2019 ·

PUBLISHED: 09:52 16 August 2019 | UPDATED: 10:05 16 August 2019

Amy Gibbons

The power cut at Ipswich Hospital affected the outpatients department, X-Ray and pathology areas Picture: ARCHANT

Archant

A battery responsible for triggering back-up electricity supplies was “faulty” at the time Ipswich Hospital suffered a power cut, an investigation has found.

The blackout struck the hospital amid nationwide power outages on August 9, which affected huge swathes of the country.

While all 11 back-up generators at the hospital kicked in immediately, some departments were left without power for a short period of time.

Following an initial investigation, it has been revealed a faulty battery failed to switch the electricity supply at the time of the outage – so, while the back-up power source was working, it was not activated.

The issue only affected the main outpatients department, X-ray and pathology areas of the hospital, all of which relied on generator power from 5.30pm until 9.30pm.

The hospital said the battery was within its recommended life and would have been tested frequently.

You may also want to watch:

A spokeswoman said: “Our initial investigation has shown that at 4.52pm on Friday, August 9, we lost our electricity supply until 5pm.

“We have 11 generators at Ipswich Hospital and all of them worked immediately.

“What we have found is that the battery which automatically operates one of the switch over systems from mains power to generator power was faulty despite being within its recommended life.

“We do test all of our electrical equipment and our generators frequently, in line with recommendations from NHS technical guidance. The problem was found very quickly.

“All of our estates staff worked hard and followed rigorous procedures to make sure all our patients and staff were kept safe.

“This issue only affected the main outpatients department, X-ray and pathology areas of the hospital. The generators were switched on in these areas by 5.30pm and then by 9.30pm we moved back to mains electricity once the faulty battery was replaced, and following rigorous safety checks and a period of mains stability monitoring.”

Neill Moloney, managing director said: “All of our staff, including clinicians, managers and technical teams worked very hard to keep our patients safe and reassured. My thanks to everyone and indeed our patients and visitors for their support during this time”.


  • Mini electric car donated to Ipswich Hospital children’s area
  • Renault ease concerns about faulty batteries
  • Two people arrested after teenager is stabbed in Ipswich
  • Ipswich Witches v Wolverhampton Wolves... Big meeting preview
  • Mitsubishi Electric developing charging system which employs EVs as an electricity source during blackouts
  • NFL says faulty cables caused difficulties with Bengals’ play calling in Carson
  • Bolton owner attempts to pin blame on players for club's problems
  • Bolton's crucial relegation showdown with Ipswich given go-ahead after club staff are finally paid
  • Match verdict: Ipswich Town 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Steve Bruce insists there is ‘still a lot to do’ after narrow away win
  • Toyota, Nissan recalling 6.5 million vehicles globally to replace potentially faulty Takata airbag inflators

Filed Under: News Health, faulty iphone 4s battery, ipswich hospital address, ipswich hospital nhs trust, heath road hospital ipswich, faulty battery, faulty battery car, faulty battery iphone 6, capel ward ipswich hospital, ipswich hospital jobs, ipswich hospital map, ipswich hospital parking, ipswich hospital qld, ipswich hospital phone number, ipswich hospital visiting times, faulty iphone battery, atlas battery ipswich, battery operated blackout shades, ipswich hospital work experience, ipswich hospital pharmacy

Primary Sidebar

RSS Recent Stories

  • Venomous Two-headed Copperhead Snake Found In Virginia. Pictures Go Viral!
  • Comedian Abish Mathew Posts ‘Out Of Syllabus’ Song And It’s All About Gender Identity And Dysphoria
  • Disaster in the cultural imagination
  • International Human Rights Day 2019: ‘Stand Up With The Youth’ Says The Theme
  • Anushka Sharma’s Kohled Make-up Look For This Event Is A Quintessential 2019 Trend
Copyright © 2019 Health Breaking News. Power by Wordpress.